{"id":1389,"date":"2024-02-17T19:52:29","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T14:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=1389"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:13:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:43:03","slug":"q-the-identity-platform-aadhaar-provides-open-application-programming-interfaces-apis-what-does-it-imply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-the-identity-platform-aadhaar-provides-open-application-programming-interfaces-apis-what-does-it-imply","title":{"rendered":"Q.\u00a0The identity platform \u2018Aadhaar\u2019 provides open \u201cApplication Programming Interfaces (APIs)\u201d. What does it imply?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It can be integrated into any electronic device.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Online authentication using iris is possible.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Both 1 and 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neither 1 nor 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"notes-hd-65d0b2fca6c12\">Notes<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Aadhaar Authentication<\/strong>&nbsp;is the&nbsp;<strong>process wherein Aadhaar number, along with other attributes, including biometrics, are submitted online<\/strong>&nbsp;to the&nbsp;<strong>Central Identities Data Repository<\/strong>&nbsp;for its verification and such a repository verifies the correctness, or the lack thereof, on the basis of the information available with it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An&nbsp;<strong>authentication request is entertained by the UIDAI<\/strong>&nbsp;only upon a request sent by a requesting entity electronically in accordance with its regulations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The&nbsp;<strong>modes of authentication<\/strong>&nbsp;include Demographic Authentication, one-time pin-based authentication, Biometric-based authentication, Multi-factor authentication.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aadhaar provides&nbsp;<strong>open Application Programming Interfaces or APIs, which can be integrated easily into any electronic device<\/strong>. These APIs&nbsp;<strong>enable online authentication using a fingerprint or iris<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"application-programming-interfaces-apis\">Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An application programming interface (API) is a&nbsp;<strong>way for two or more computer programs to communicate with each other<\/strong>. It is a type of software interface, offering a service to other pieces of software.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It acts as an&nbsp;<strong>intermediary layer<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>that processes data transfers between systems<\/strong>, letting companies open their application data and functionality to external third-party developers, business partners, and internal departments within their companies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"APIs Explained (in 4 Minutes)\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bxuYDT-BWaI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct? 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